clearly as more details emerge about this kidnapper, jimmy lee dykes, the more sinister he seems. he seems to have been just this awful accident waiting to happen. >> yeah. my grandson, oldest grandson was also on that bus. and he told me that this man, jimmy, had been on that road two or three times watching the school bus. >> so you think he was plotting this all the time? >> i do. i do. and i had also heard -- i was at the laundromat there in midland city sunday, and they had told us that jimmy had been in there a couple of days earlier and had lost some money in one of the machines, and they said he went just absolutely berserk. >> you said that ethan's mother has been finding this incredibly difficult, as any parent would. what have you been able to do in the last week to try and bring her any kind of comfort? >> we have prayed a lot together, we have talked, we have cried together, we've hugged. she's -- she's pretty strong herself. ethan's done an awesome job, but i have to -- my hat goes off to her, too. >> well, it's an amazing, miraculous story. i'm so glad it's ended ha